Digital connector retaining device

Abstract

A digital connector retaining device comprises an insulating body, a metal casing and two buckles. The insulating body has two sides each formed with a through hole. A plurality of conductive terminals are installed within the insulating body and one end of the conductive terminal protrudes out of the insulating body. The metal casing installed at a front side of the insulating body. Two sides of the metal casing each are formed with a retaining post. A through hole is installed within the retaining post. A rear end thereof is formed with at least one notch; and the metal casing covers on the insulating body. The two buckles are installed at two sides of the insulating body. Each of the buckles is installed with a through hole. The two retaining posts of the metal casing are matched to the two through holes of the two buckles; and rear ends of two retaining posts are combined with the buckles by riveting connection. In the present invention, at least one notch is installed at one end of the retaining post for removing stress force in rivet connection so that it can effectively prevent the outer lateral portions of the two through holes of the insulating body from cracking. Therefore, the yield ratio of the product is increased and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A digital connector comprising: 
       an insulating body having two sides each formed with a respective through hole, the insulating body having a plurality of channels formed therein with a plurality of conductive terminals respectively disposed in the channels, one end of each of the plurality of conductive terminals protruding out of the insulating body;  
       a metal casing mounted on a front side of the insulating body, two sides of the metal casing each having a retaining post respectively coupled thereto, the retaining posts respectively extend through the through holes of the insulating body, each retaining post having a through hole formed therein, a rear end of each of the retaining posts being formed with at least one notch disposed adjacent a side of the fixing post coinciding with an outer side of the insulating body; and  
       two buckles installed at two sides of the insulating body, each of the buckles being formed with a respective through hole, the two retaining posts of the metal casing pass through the two through holes of the two buckles and being secured by the rear ends of two retaining posts being riveted, the notch in each retaining post preventing the riveting from stressing a corresponding outer side of the insulating body.  
     
     
       2. A digital connector comprising: 
       an insulating body having two sides each formed with a respective through hole, the insulating body having a plurality of channels formed therein with a plurality of conductive terminals respectively disposed in the channels, one end of each of the plurality of conductive terminals protruding out of the insulating body;  
       a metal casing covering a front side of the insulating body, the metal casing having two lateral sides each respectively formed with a connecting hole;  
       two retaining posts each having a through hole extending between opposing front and rear ends thereof, the front end of each retaining post having at least one notch formed therein;  
       two buckles installed at two sides of the insulating body, each of the buckles being formed with a respective through hole; and  
       two positioning pieces respectively disposed adjacent rear sides of the two buckles, each of the positioning pieces having a through hole formed therein, the two retaining posts each extend through a respective one of the connecting holes of the metal casing, the through holes of the insulating body, the through holes of the two buckles and the through holes of the two positioning pieces, wherein the metal casing, the insulating body, the two buckles and the two positioning pieces being joined by riveting of the front end and the rear end of each retaining post, the notch in each retaining post being disposed adjacent a side of the fixing post coinciding with an outer side of the insulating body to thereby prevent the riveting from stressing the outer side of the insulating body.  
     
     
       3. The digital connector as claimed in claim  2 , wherein each connecting hole of the metal casing has a chamfered edge portion formed on a front side of the metal casing, the chamfered edge portion being in correspondence to an unnotched portion of the front end of a respective one of the retaining posts for receiving a corresponding riveted front end portion of the retaining post. 
     
     
       4. A digital connector comprising: 
       an insulating body having two sides each formed with a respective through hole, the insulating body having a plurality of channels formed therein with a plurality of conductive terminals respectively disposed in the channels, one end of each of the plurality of conductive terminals protruding out of the insulating body;  
       a metal casing covering a front side of the insulating body, the metal casing having two lateral sides each respectively formed with a connecting hole;  
       two retaining posts each having a through hole extending between opposing front and rear ends thereof, the front end of each retaining post having at least one notch formed therein; and  
       two positioning pieces respectively disposed two sides of the insulating body, each of the positioning pieces having a through hole formed therein, the two retaining posts each extend through a respective one of the connecting holes of the metal casing, the through holes of the insulating body, and the through holes of the two positioning pieces, wherein the metal casing, the insulating body, and the two positioning pieces being joined by riveting of the front end and the rear end of each retaining post, the notch in each retaining post being disposed adjacent a side of the fixing post coinciding with an outer side of the insulating body to thereby prevent the riveting from stressing the outer side of the insulating body.  
     
     
       5. The digital connector as claimed in claim  4 , wherein each connecting hole of the metal casing has a chamfered edge portion formed on a front side of the metal casing, the chamfered edge portion being in correspondence to an unnotched portion of the front end of a respective one of the retaining posts for receiving a corresponding riveted front end portion of the retaining post.